At 75, Tigerland gets new teeth
The Jim Corbett National Park, mainland Asia’s oldest, has turned 75 with plans to improve surveillance and protection of the tigers that it has already been conserving in one of the biggest success stories
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What is hill industrial policy
With this decision the million dollar question is what is the Hill Industrial Policy, which came into effect on April 1, 2008. Projects with investments more than Rs five crore will now be classified
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Alaska Considers Aerial Wolf Kills In Tourist Area
Alaska state officials on Friday were considering a controversial plan to shoot wolves in an effort to boost moose populations in one of the state's top tourist and recreation areas. An estimated 90
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Oily beach leaves Goa vexed
The spectacular silver sandy beaches in Salcete Tauka, South Goa, remain covered with an oily substance much like tar balls since Tuesday.While the deposit threatened the prospects of tourism on
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Oil spill on beach raises concerns
A ten kilometres stretch of prime tourist beaches in South Goa has been scarred by oil pollution, and its long-term ecological consequences is worrying the State government and tourism stakeholders
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Sikkim being projected as ecotourism destination
Sikkim, with its ecological resources and natural bounty, is being promoted as an epitome of eco-tourism. The government has taken several steps to ensure that environmental degradation is prevented.
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Africa sacrifices wildlife for farms
Africa must stop pushing out wildlife to make way for farming or it will lose out on crucial tourism revenue, Kenya's Deputy Environment Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai said. If
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NCR opens heritage chapter, footnote on sites yet to be excavated
The NCR Planning Board has introduced a chapter on heritage conservation, in an attempt to increase tourism in the National Capital Region and to provide an impetus to economic growth. The Board will
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Proposed dam in Swat to affect ecosystem
The Citizens for Clean Environment (CCE), an NGO, has called upon the Supreme Court of Pakistan to take suo motu action against the proposed Daral Khwar hydropower project on Daral river, a tributary of
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Eco-tourism destination in the making
MADURAI: The Tirupparankundram hillside near here is all set to become a major eco-tourism destination with the sanctioning of Rs. 3.87 crore financial assistance by the Central Government.
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Comprehensive Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) for Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) area
Industrialisation and urban growth in the Agra-Mathura region has endangered the world famous Taj Mahal and other historical monuments which are under constant threat from the ever increasing environmental
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Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding hosting of Sun-Burn Festival, Village Anjuna, Bardez, District North Goa, Goa, 13/02/2018
<p>Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Desmond Jude D’souza Vs State of Goa & Others dated 13/02/2018. The Applicants, residents of village Anjuna
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Sri Lanka to fine owners of illegal buildings on the coasts
Sri Lanka's Coast Conservation Department has announced that it is to take measures to fine on a daily basis the owners of illegal buildings on the island's coasts till they remove those buildings.
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India to sell health tourism
India's private hospitals are all set to give the historical sites in the country tough competition with the government ready to lure foreigners to get an altogether different kind of tourism here:
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Eco-tourism project launched
The first project under the Assam government's new eco-tourism initiative was kick started at a planning meeting held between the members of Phening village and official of the State Forest
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Project not to be discussed in Standing Committee meeting
The much-awaited roadway project at Rann of Kutch in Gujarat could not be discussed in the Standing Committee meeting of National Board For Wildlife (NBWL) on Friday in the absence of the site inspection
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Bhopal Master Plan-2021
Defining the Bhopal Master Plan-2021 it can be said that the capital city Bhopal would be renovated on the aspect of development- it would be changed into metro city. Presently there are 4 metro cities-Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai in the country. Almost all the capital cities of the big states are going to be changed into metro cities.
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Algae choke Hauz Khas lake
The 13th Century Hauz Khas lake, which was to be developed as a tourist attraction as per a 2003 High Court order, is dying a slow death.
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Fish shortage a result of restrictions on fishing - Lanza
Western Provincial Council Minister of Fisheries, Road Development and Tourism, Nimal Lanza is to request President Mahinda Rajapaksa to consider removing fishing restrictions now imposed in the Western Province and allow fishermen to go out to sea to fish.
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Volcanic push to Barren tourism
If last December's tsunami virtually wiped off Andaman and Nicobar Islands from the tourism map, another natural phenomenon now holds the promise of bringing visitors back in droves. The